SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skylight Healthcare Systems®, the leading provider of interactive patient systems, announced the launch of Skylight ACCESS at Doylestown Hospital, a 207 bed facility in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Utilizing Skylight ACCESS, hospitals throughout the country have been changing the way patients perceive a hospital stay. The Skylight ACCESS Interactive Patient System transforms the patient room TV into a complete interactive educational and entertainment system which empowers and informs patients right from their hospital bed.
Doylestown Hospital has implemented Skylight ACCESS to support their ongoing endeavors to transform the patient experience and improve patient satisfaction. Skylight ACCESS provides patients with personalized health education to increase their understanding of their illness or procedure to help speed healing. The system also gives patients the ability to order meals via an on-screen menu, as well as request housekeeping services. Patients can pass the time with first-class entertainment by watching Hollywood movies on-demand along with local TV stations, listen to music, benefit from relaxation videos, play the latest video games, and access the internet and email.
By creating a more enjoyable hospital experience, the Skylight ACCESS Interactive Patient System has proven to reduce patient stress and make a hospital stay more pleasant. Doylestown Hospital is committed to providing their patients and families ongoing connectivity and support through their healthcare journey.
Doylestown Hospital is a comprehensive, visionary healthcare facility serving patients and families in the northern suburban communities of Philadelphia, including Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania and Hunterdon and Mercer Counties in New Jersey. Founded in 1923 by the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.), Doylestown Hospital is focused on fulfilling a key phrase in its Mission Statement: to provide a responsive, healing environment for patients and their families.
"By virtue of its renowned quality of care, Doylestown Hospital is experiencing record demand for its services. We are privileged to have been selected to help them achieve their goals of delivering the highest quality of care while enhancing the total patient experience," commented David Schofield, President and CEO of Skylight Healthcare Systems. "We are committed to helping Doylestown Hospital meet their operational objectives of improving patient satisfaction scores while improving outcomes through timely information and connectivity through the care continuum."
About Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown Hospital is an award-winning community-focused, 207-bed medical center serving families throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties and Western New Jersey. The hospital is one of only 23 out of 5000 hospitals nationwide to have received HealthGrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award(TM) and Outstanding Patient Experience Award(TM) for 2 consecutive years (2009, 2010). The Heart Institute of Doylestown Hospital is also recognized by HealthGrades® and the Society for Thoracic Surgery as being in the top 10 percent of cardiac programs in the United States. Doylestown Hospital is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care, and Knee and Hip Replacement by Independence Blue Cross based on experience, quality standards, positive results, and evidence-based care criteria.
About Skylight Healthcare Systems
Skylight® Healthcare Systems is the industry pioneer and leader in interactive patient care technology. With patient communication as the cornerstone of a safe, comfortable and clinically optimal hospital experience, the Skylight ACCESS® Interactive Patient System encourages patient and family to actively participate in their health care, improves communication between staff and patient/family members, and can provide a smoother and faster recovery and discharge plan. Skylight's vision is to provide hospitals with a robust tool which will allow them to greatly enhance interactive communication along the entire patient care continuum. In nearly 15,000 installed locations, leading hospital administrators have confidently selected Skylight Healthcare Systems as the proven choice for their interactive patient care technology. Skylight Healthcare Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Skylight Healthcare Systems, please visit: www.skylight.com.
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